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Yearly Archives: 2010

Bronx state Senator Pedro Espada pleaded not guilty today at a federal court house in Brooklyn to charges that he used a health clinic he operates as a personal piggy bank for himself and his family.
Espada, who was indicted yesterday for embezzeling $… More »

That’s just plain Sen. Pedro Espada, Jr. to you. Sen. Tom Libous called the Espada mess “shameful,” but a PAC run by his chief of staff contributed $5,000 to the Bronx Democrat’s campaign. GOP consultant John Haggerty doesn’t want the Manhattan DA’s office talking to his wife. Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand split again More »

State workers are getting a leg up from the Commission on Public Integrity with a decision that will waive the 30-day recusal period for estimated 891 employees who have been handed pink slips. In its announcement, the commission today said a laid-off state worker can look for a job with a private-sector entity that has […] More »

Gov. David Paterson did not hesitate to take some parting shots at failed Republican/Conservative gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino during yet another pre-departure radio interview, saying (more or less) that the Buffalo businessman talked the talk, but couldn’t walk the walk. Paterson said on WSYR 570′s Jim Reith Show that he thought Paladino had been “quite More »

Here’s some not-so-hot news for Off-Track Betting retirees from NYC Corporation Counsel Michael Cardozo: “Today, New York City Off-Track Betting filed a motion to dismiss its bankruptcy proceeding. Since the…
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Here’s some not-so-hot news for Off-Track Betting retirees from NYC Corporation Counsel Michael Cardozo: “Today, New York City Off-Track Betting filed a motion to dismiss its bankruptcy proceeding. Since the…
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A spokesman for the Department of Tax and Finance disputes the assessment given their efforts at an amnesty earlier this year by a former assemblyman. “It was a tough time. The debts were old, because some businesses close and their assessments pile up if they don’t go through the proper steps,” Brad Maione, a department […] More »

University at Buffalo president John Simpson announced his plans to retire back in August, prompting many to wonder would come of his pet project – UB-2020. Simpson says his decision to leave was primarily motivated by a desire to spend more time with his family – but admitted the legislature’s failure to approve the ambitious More »

As expected, the compromise on the Bush tax cuts sailed through the Senate this afternoon. The final vote was 81 to 19, with 13 “No” votes coming from Democrats and just 5 from Republicans.
Senators Schumer and Gillibrand split on the bill–just as the… More »

Burdened by rising costs and a growing budget gap, Mayor Bloomberg is telling city agencies to make major cuts to their long-term capital spending plans. City Budget Director Mark Page is ordering agency heads to identify a 20 percent in capital commitments every year for the next decade – from FY 2011 through FY 2012 More »

A reader forwarded this order by US District Court Judge Eric Vitaliano, who recused himself from presiding over the case of Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. and his son, Pedro G. Espada, who were indicted on criminal charges yesterday by AG/Governor-elect Andrew Cuomo and US Attorney Loretta Lynch. Vitaliano came to the bench from More »

Mentioned almost offhandedly in Gov. David Paterson’s 90-minute edit board appearance in Rochester is the news that perhaps a few of the workers who received layoff notices might end up keeping their jobs — but only if their personal or family circumstances are especially dire. Or at least that’s all we can construe from this […] More »

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